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  • May 15, 2024
  • Operations

WestJet service update: Fort McMurray wildfires

WestJet continues to monitor the situation closely and will make operational changes in the name of safety as necessary.

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  • May 15, 2024
  • Our network

The land of Fire and Ice awaits: The WestJet Group inaugurates non-stop service between Calgary and Iceland

With the departure of the sold-out WestJet Flight 38, WestJet marks its seventh direct connection to Europe from its global hub in Calgary this summer

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  • May 13, 2024
  • Our network

The WestJet Group boosts Calgary’s global connectivity through enhanced Winter 787 Schedule

Airline expands connections to Asia with introduction of year-round service to Tokyo. 787 Dreamliners provide access to more leisure and sun destinations with enhanced service to London, Paris, Mexico and Hawaii.

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  • May 13, 2024
  • Operations

WestJet transitions WestJet Link routes to WestJet Encore for fall 2024

Service between now and October 27, 2024, continues without interruption

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  • May 10, 2024
  • Company News

The WestJet Group statement on Encore ratification results

The results of the ratification do not impact operations.

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  • May 9, 2024
  • Company News

WestJet and IAM reach tentative agreement

Both parties now await the ratification vote to be put forward to membership.

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  • May 5, 2024
  • Our Statements

The WestJet Group and AMFA reach tentative agreement, averting work stoppage

Both parties now await the ratification vote to be put forward to membership.

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  • May 4, 2024
  • Our Statements

WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notification to its Tech Ops union, AMFA

WestJet today has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), the union that represents WestJet Aircraft Maintenance Engineers. As a result of today’s lockout notice, a work stoppage could occur as early as Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 12 p.m. MT, unless a deal is reached.

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  • May 3, 2024
  • Our Statements

Achieving a deal for our valued Aircraft Maintenance Engineers

An update from Diederik Pen, President of WestJet Airlines and WestJet Group Chief Operating Officer, from the bargaining table in Chicago

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  • May 2, 2024
  • Company News

WestJet Group CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech outlines strategic plan in St. John’s

Celebrating the Group’s return of transatlantic flying to the region, von Hoensbroech underscores steadfast commitment to Newfoundland and Labrador during inaugural visit

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